If you’re in DC,
You might want to think about participating in some way in the National Race to Stop the Silence on April 17, to help raise money and awareness to stop child sexual abuse.
Thanks to Leah for the pointer!
As I’ve discussed before, I’ve spent years working on simply being better instead of making new year’s resolutions. I figure that’s it’s better to concentrate on the goal of being a better person every day than it is to make resolutions that go away after a few weeks. I’ve worked, with some success, and continue…
Pin Over the weekend, I tweeted a link to a post IÂ wrote, sharing an article about supporting people dealing with trauma. There was, however, one person who quoted the tweet with a comment that stuck with me for a couple of days: Very few people haven’t experienced trauma (very few women especially). We can all use…
I got an email last week from Robert Eggleton, about a novel he has written, Rarity from the Hollow: [quote]Lacy Dawn, the protagonist, is a victim of child abuse from an impoverished hollow of a rural state who overcomes by empowering others and ends up saving the universe. She is a composite character based on…
Today, as we were walking around Savannah, my wife and I came across a lovely Presbyterian Church and noticed that they had a sign out about a Compline service that evening starting at 9:00PM. It sounded pretty interesting, and as we are always on the lookout for new and interesting things when we are traveling,…
I saw this comment pop up on the site this evening, and thought this was a serious topic that I really want to have a discussion about. Unfortunately, I’m also leaving for San Antonio early in the morning so I won’t have time to give this enough thought to form a proper answer for a…
Dr. Robert K. Ross giving a Tedx Talk at Ironwood State Prison. In it he talks about the long lasting effects, physical and emotional, of repeated childhood trauma. He also talks about courage and resiliency that can not only overcome the trauma, but better ourselves through it. I have to admit, some survivors are some…
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Chris you’re closer to DC than I am, I’m about 8-9 hours away so I don’t have any plans on participating, but I might be able help sponser someone who is going to be there if you know of anyone!
Will you be participating? I’m not too far from DC (about a 5 hour drive), and I’d like to do something. Maybe we as a blogging community can contribute somehow. Interested?